Lacing-eyelet for shoes.



J. P. BROOKS. LAGING BYELET FOR SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED DEG.26,190B

946,595, Patented Jan.l8,1910.

A description of the invention, such as will enable others Skilled in the art to which it' appfertains to make and use the same, referonce being had .to theaccompanying draw- JOHN P. escorts, or casrrnron, NEW roan.

Israelite-s ratus ron SHOES.

$pecification of Letters Fatent.

Patented Jan. is, rare.

Application filed December 26, 1308, Serial No. 469,312.

To allighom it may concern: I

l 3'e- 1t known that I, JOHN P. Bnoons', a c1t1zen of the .United States, residing at Castleton, in the county of Rensselaer and State of New York, have inventedcertain Ynevw and useful; Improvements in Lacing- -Eyelets' of Shoes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact ings, and to. the letters of reference marked thereon, whiohform a part of this specification.

leggings, &c'.,and the object of the invention is to produce a simple and efficient device of this nature, and consisting of a double concaved lacing contact surface for the lacing, the surfaces extending about the marginal edge of the upper to revent friction between the. lacing and the edge-of the upper;

'1 he invention consists further in the provlslon of an eyelet for shoes, leggings, etc., so constructed as to form a double concaved lacing contact whichis adapted to extend about the edgeof the upper of a shoe or of a legging and serve to prevent the parts of the article to which the eyelet is fastened from buckling and aflording means whereby 'the number of eyelets used may be reduced and produce the same 'eifect as where a larger number is employed, which is cus ternary with lacing eyelets as now made.

The invention consists further. in various details 'of'construction, and arrangements of parts as willbe hereinaftermore fully described and then specifically defined in the.

appended claims.

I illustrate my inventionin the accom-' panying drawings, which, with the letters of refernce marked thereon form apart '.of this application and in which,

Figure 1 is a'perspective view, showing an;

upper of'a shoeequipped with my improved lacing devices. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view of one of the eyelets. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the eyelet and Fig. 4 is a perspective view, enlarged. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the eyelet attached to the upper of a shoe.

Reference now being had to the detailsof" the drawings letter A designates eye,- let u i'ade-of apiece of metal,'having winged This invention relates to new and useful eye improvements n lacing eyelets for shoes,

curved rearwardly, each wing extending beyond the under surface of the fiat surface of the eyelet, and each designed to extend about the edge, of the upper of a shoe, legging or other article to which it is applied. It wilt be noted that each ofsaid wings is contin uous with the wall of an eye C formed trans-f versely to the length of the eyelet, and that said wall is con-vexed upon its inner lacing bearing surface. By this construction it will be observed that. each end of the opening of said eye, flares outwardly trumpet shaped, thus offering a converted pulley like bearing surface for a lacing, no matter in which direction the lacing may be drawn through the Another and important advantage, it will be observed, which is afforded by the pres ent ihventiop consists in the manner. in which-the curved wings of the eyelet engage about themarginal edge of the lacing, hold; ing the edge engaged by said wings rigid and serving to prevent buckling between the eyelets. By having the wings thus engage the marginal edges of the upper, a considerably less number of eye'lets are required to hold the edges properly. laced ,and which is considered an item of economy in the manufacture of shoes.

Projeotingfrom one face of the fiat portion of the eyelet, is the eyelet D, similar to the usual eyelets usedupon shoes, and which after being passed through the upper of a shoe, is designed to be clenched about the marginal edge of the hole through wh ch it is passed, thus securely holding the demos to the upper of the shoe. It will be noted that when the eyelet is clenched to the shoe,;it' will be locjatedasuflicient distance from the edge 'of the upper, that there will be littlelikelihood of the eyelet tearing out, which frequently occurs, when the eyelets are lo cated nearer the,edge of the upper, and when strain comes upon same. D

After a shoe has been equlpped with the eyelets described, and in the manner. setforth, the lacing is strung in the eyelets, in a' caved surfaces of the wings, against which the lacing bears, extend about the edgesof the upper, and the string iszpfi evented from.

portions B, each ofwhich is con'caved and 1 direct contact with said edge; he'nce saving considerable Wear upon the lacing. When the lacing is inserted through the eyelets, the concaved surfaces of the Wings are nearly obscured, and a shoe having a neat appearance is produced.

By the provision of an eyelet made as shown and as herein described, an article is produced, which may be easily and automatically picked up by machinery and fastened to the upper of the shoe, and which is a great desideratum in the production of a practical device of this nature.

lVhat I claim to be new is- 1.,A lacing eyelet for shoes, made of a piece of sheet metal and provided with laterally extending concaved wings which are curved longitudinally and bent to extend about and engage the edge of the upper of a shoe, means for receiving the lace, and means for fastening the eyelet to the shoe.

2. A lacing eyelet for shoes, made of a piece of sheet metal and having a transverse opening for the reception of a lacing, later ally extending con caved flaring Wings curved 1 longitudinally and bent so as to extend about i the edge of the upper of a shoe, the bent up part of said metal formed into a transverse lacing receiving eyelet merging into said flaring Wings and forming a continuous and flush lacing bearing surface througluthe eyelet and length of the Wings and bent portions thereof, and means for fastening the device to a shoe. c

3. A lacing device for shoes, made of a sheet of metal, having a flat portion merging into outwardly flaring curved Wings bent to extend over and engage the edge of an upper and terminating 1n a substantlally cylindrical outlined lace-receiving eyelet having flared ends and of less length than the Width of said flattened portion.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afllxmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN P. BROOKS.

l Vitnesses:

MYRoN E. WRIGHT, FRANCES A. VVRIGi-IT. 

